Where does “登革” come from?

登革 (Chinese) comes from English dengue, from Spanish dengue, from Swahili dinga — sudden attack, seizure.

登革 (Chinese): dengue

Definitions

  1. dengue

Ancestry of “登革”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdengueAn acute febrile disease of the tropics caused by...
2Spanishdenguedengue; playacting
3Swahilidingasudden attack, seizure
Every word from Swahili dinga →Every word from Spanish dengue →Every word from English dengue →